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BBC News By Robbie Meredith Published image copyrightJacob King/PA Wire image captionThere are more than 67,000 children with special educational needs in Northern Ireland s schools - about one in five of all pupils There is to be an independent, external review of how the Education Authority (EA) supports children with special educational needs (SEN). The Department of Education (DE) has not given a timescale for the review but said it would begin as soon as possible. MLAs also heard that public confidence in the EA had been totally shattered . The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report is the most recent of a number of damning reports into how the EA has failed to support some children with SEN.
Council accounts ratification delayed by ownership issues Cllr Aaron Callan has said work is underway to address the issues. Coleraine Town Hall is among the buildings that prompted Audit Office concerns. Reporter: ); ); The Northern Ireland Audit Office has been unable to sign off on Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council s accounts from the 2019/20 financial year due to issues over ownership of council buildings. Correspondence had been received by the council querying that title was not proven on Coleraine and Portstewart Town Halls, as well as the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre in Ballymoney, County Antrim. Council official, Moira Quinn, read a statement from the NI Audit Office to councillors at last week s meeting.